Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-16

when he again fell asleep, and rested easy |
until 40 yesterday morning To his /
watch he stated soon after he arose that he /
was now ready for the worst. At $40 he /
partook of a light breakfast and conversed |
with Ed Darnell quite freely on general |
topics, not once referring to the fact that |
it was his last morning. Late in the morn |
ing he told Ed that he intended TO show
that the first man to go out Of the jail TO
hang had sand
OUTSIDE THE sToCKADE
Early in the morning crowds Of people
commenced gathering on the west side OF
the Jail; the forbidding sign board OF NO
Admittance" suck up on the trees had no
effect upon the anxious, curious people.
Long before nine o'clock the space between
every board in the structure was utilized
to give if only glimpse of the scaffold
and the tragedy about to be enacted upon
it. More advantageous situations were at
still higher premium and if no crack big
enough to give a view was there one was
made by means of a pocket knife. Some
more desperate parties managed to pry
partly off one of the boards and thus were
given an excellent opportunity
TO see the proceedings within
the outsiders was the sight of the death
/ procession as it marched from the rear OF
the Jail to the entrance TO the stockade.
Mosiers calm deathly pale face, his erect
! figure and steady firm tread as he walked
/ between Deputy MaSshals Sharritt and
/ Woods rivited their attention and Tiled
| them with a sort Of awe.
4 messenger boy again caused feeling
of horror to pass over the crowd as he ran
hastily up to the d"5r and demanded
entrance, saying that he bore
a message for Mr.. Sharritt.
1T is ID respite" exclaimed one. TOO late
to do him any good" exclaimed another,
for the trap is sprung" AT last, how
ever, the letter reached Mr.. Sharritt and it
was discovered not to be respite, but the
PRESIDENTS REPLY
to the last request for clemency. The re-
quest had been sent the day before by Mr..
Mussler, and signed by the name of j. H.
! Moser, Lees father 1t had been received
in the city the night before, but the ad-
dress of the old gentleman not being
known, it could not att that
time be delivered. When Mr.
Sheriff received it his hand trembled, he
looked up at the stretched hemp and the
black figure dangling at the end, as If he
half feared to break the seal and learn the
contents. 1t proved however to be telegram
above referred to, which read as follows:
Il am very sorry that my conception OF
public duty will not permit me to interfere
in your sons case, but am much moved by
my sympathy for his worthy and suffering
parents" GROVER CLEVELAND,
AT THE UNDERTAkER'S.
The body after being placed in the
receiving coffin was taken to the Kendle
undertaking establishment on East Doug
las The black cap had been removed
from the face and the body placed upon a
frame in the rear room. His features re
tanned much Of the usual appearance being
in no wise distorted. His face was hardly
paler than when he stood upon the scaffold
and the marks or bruise of the rope upon
the neck and side of the head We're
scarcely to be seen. His suit
set off his rather trim figure. Scarcely had
the body been laid upon the frame than
the door was besieged by people anxious to
see it. They came in through the front
door, took off their hats in passing the re
mains and passed out through the back
door BY actual count the body was view
ed by 5000 persons
A LOCK OF HAIR.
tied by a ribbon and worn upon the left
lapel of his coat attracted the attention of
all and caused inquiry 1t was a lock of his
sweetheart's hair the poor girl Mary Shoyer
the mother of his child. 1t was given him,
perhaps; in days long gone by and when
neither could have thoughG of its being
worn on such an occasion.
AT LAST.
About o'clock the body was placed in a
neat coffin and turned over to J. w. Huff
man and another gentleman, friends Of
Mosiers parents, and taken to Freeport,
Harper county for interment.
As soon as the execution was over the
door of the stockade was thrown open, a
few boards knocked off the oppo-
site side of the enclosure and the
crowd permitted to pass through to take a
look at the scaffold and the interior Then
all the hands about the Jail were set to
work to tear away the boards and remove
the gallows. The sheriff was considerably
moved by the incidents of the day and is
not DESTROYS of having any longer than
| possible before his eyes reminders of the
| first hanging that ever occurred from the
Jail. Mrs. Hayes is perfectly willing tO
part with the grim structure that has for
the past week stood so near their home
She as we'll as her daughter, Miss Annie.
| left early in the morning and had no anx-
ety TO return until the terrible ordeal was
| past
THE TRIAL.
Mosier was tried Thursday, September
| 18th. with Hon. Cassus Foster on the
| bench: Hon. w c. Perry district attorney,
| Eugene Hagan. assistant; A. K. MUSCLE
Of this city and Mr.. Hellar. of Topeka
attorneys for the defense. The case was
| given to the jury at 9 O'Clock at night, and
after being ont but few minutes they
! the Indictment: 1t was not claimed by the
defense that any error had been made by
| The court, hence no appeal, and it became
| evident at the time that the only hope of
| salvation was from the president of the
| United States. The next day friday he
| was brought into court TO receive his SEN
! Jence When arraigned he stood motion
| less as a statue and apparently perfectly
unconcerned. When asked if ne had any
| thing TO say why sentence should not be
| passed upon him he answered in a meChan-
zeal way. No" Whereupon the court
| ordered that he be taken hence to the iail
Of Sedgwick county and there be confined
| and that on Tuesday, the 18th day of No
vember, between the hours of 9 a. m. and
| - m. he pc hanged by the neck until dead
| During the time the court was pronounc-
| ing sentence Mosier stood with an air of
| perfect uncouCern. not a muscle of his face
moving or showing any change in his
! stolid countenance.
THE CRIME
| Of which he was convicted was one re